Pilottonny
Well Known Member
Hello,
Has anybody thought about installing a ?low oil level? sensor? It seems very logical , but so far I have never seen one in a plane. Those days most cars have them, why not on a plane? Hey, on top of that my car has got a low coolant level warning and even a low windscreen washer warning! OK, OK, weight, I know.
Of course, of course, before everybody starts wining about checking the oil level during pre-flight, that is not the thing I want to skip! I was thinking of the fact that a low oil level is an indication of something really wrong and in some cases there may be quite a bit of time between the low oil level warning and the low oil pressure warning. The low oil pressure warning (after all the oil is gone) is probably ?engine-fatal? but if, for example, you had noticed a low oil level warning ten minutes before that, you probably could have made a precaution landing, to find out that your oil filter was leaking?., a hose was bust?., the engine had some mechanical problem and was using an excessive amount of oil?., you forgot to check the oil level during pre flight?.., etc. etc. But, you made it to the ground alright, that is what is important, right?.
I was reading the Dynon EMS manual. It has got several free to use inputs. I immediately thought of connecting a low oil level sensor to it. But, do our aircraft engines (I am installing an OX-320 ECI Titan) have any connections on the casing, or elsewhere, for a low oil level sensor at all? Or would it mean I would have to modify some automotive sensor and probably make some connection to fit it to my engine?
Is anybody out there using a low oil level warning?
Regards, PilotTonny.
Has anybody thought about installing a ?low oil level? sensor? It seems very logical , but so far I have never seen one in a plane. Those days most cars have them, why not on a plane? Hey, on top of that my car has got a low coolant level warning and even a low windscreen washer warning! OK, OK, weight, I know.
Of course, of course, before everybody starts wining about checking the oil level during pre-flight, that is not the thing I want to skip! I was thinking of the fact that a low oil level is an indication of something really wrong and in some cases there may be quite a bit of time between the low oil level warning and the low oil pressure warning. The low oil pressure warning (after all the oil is gone) is probably ?engine-fatal? but if, for example, you had noticed a low oil level warning ten minutes before that, you probably could have made a precaution landing, to find out that your oil filter was leaking?., a hose was bust?., the engine had some mechanical problem and was using an excessive amount of oil?., you forgot to check the oil level during pre flight?.., etc. etc. But, you made it to the ground alright, that is what is important, right?.
I was reading the Dynon EMS manual. It has got several free to use inputs. I immediately thought of connecting a low oil level sensor to it. But, do our aircraft engines (I am installing an OX-320 ECI Titan) have any connections on the casing, or elsewhere, for a low oil level sensor at all? Or would it mean I would have to modify some automotive sensor and probably make some connection to fit it to my engine?
Is anybody out there using a low oil level warning?
Regards, PilotTonny.